On February 28, 2019, the Division of Investment Management of the Securities and Exchange Commission issued a no-action letter relaxing its views on "in person" voting requirements for investment company boards of directors.

On October 18, 2018, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) published a proposal in the Federal Register (Proposed Rule)1 to amend several key compliance and registration regulations governing CPOs and CTAs.

In August 2018, President Donald Trump signed the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2018, which significantly reformed national security reviews by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States.

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Position

Lawyer in Law Firm, Private Practice, Barrister

CFO/FD, Inhouse Accountant, Treasurer

Industry

Telecomms

Law Firm

IT

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